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Artists of World War II

They will observe the artists' wide range of responses to war, from producing art works that actively supported the war effort, to criticism of death and destruction.Chapters begin with short synopses of the art worlds in each of these countries leading up to World War II.
Print Book, English, 2005
Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn, 2005
Art
XIX, 214 Seiten Illustrationen 26 cm
9780313321535, 0313321531
835701845
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Art and World War IIArtists in China: Between War and Civil WarArtists in France: Between Collaboration and ResistanceArtists in Germany: Constructing the "Thousand-Year Reich"Artists in Great Britain: Creating Art as Propaganda during "The Blitz"Artists of Italy: Shaping a Fascist Culture of ConsensusArtists in Japan: Relating Tradition and Modernity to the Art of "Holy War"Artists in the Soviet Union: Defending Communist UtopiaArtists in Spain: Waging a Media WarArtists in the United States: Selling War and Peace in the "American Century"Conclusion: Remembering World War IITimelineBibliographyIndex